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Full name | Randal Willars Valdez |
Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 30 April 2002
Sport | |
Country | Mexico |
Sport | Diving |
Event(s) | 10 m, 10 m synchro |
Medal record |
Randal Willars Valdez (born 30 April 2002) is a Mexican diver.
Willars competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the men's individual 10m platform event. He finished 5th in the 3-m springboard event. [1] [2]
At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup Willars won the silver medal in the 10m platform event. [3] Together with Iván García he won the silver medal in the Men's synchronised 10m platform event as well. [4] [5] He competed with Kevin Berlín at the 2024 Summer Olympics for Mexico and placed 4th in the men's 10m synchronised platform event. [6]
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